Some traditions still survive. Rainer B. was hired to appear as Saint Nicholas in Kassel, Germany. But on his way there…

…five to six youths approached him from the other side of the street. They were around 15 years old and had a migrant background, according to Rainer B. They insulted him as a “son of a bitch” and a “fat bastard” and asked him to take off his Father Christmas costume. The young people had said that they were Muslims and that this was their country. They also pulled on his costume. The costume was torn in the process. …

Several people on Untere Königsstraße witnessed the attack on him, reports Rainer B. But many just laughed, some even applauded. Nobody came to his aid.

If diversity is our strength, imagine how weak we would be without it.